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World › Russian aid convoy waits near Ukraine
Hundreds of trucks in a Russian aid convoy were waiting Saturday near the Ukrainian border as complicated procedures drag on for allowing them into eastern Ukraine to help civilians suffering amid fighting between Ukrainian forces and separatists. Ukrainian officials are concerned that the mission including around 200 trucks could be… …read...
World › Tensions soar as Ukraine says it destroys Russian armour
Ukraine said on Friday it had destroyed part of a Russian military convoy that entered onto its territory in an incursion that has sent cross-border tensions rocketing. NATO accused Russia of active involvement in the “destabilisation” of eastern Ukraine, where pro-Kremlin separatists have been fighting against Kiev for four months.…...
World › NATO chief fears Putin’s ambition goes beyond Ukraine
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen expressed concern on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ambition went “beyond Ukraine,” where he is accused of stoking a bloody rebellion by pro-Kremlin separatists. “We have seen the illegal annexation of Crimea, we have seen a strong Russian hand in the destabilisation of...
World › Ukraine says Russian aid can enter with Red Cross
With a theatrical flourish, Russia on Tuesday dispatched hundreds of trucks covered in white tarps and sprinkled with holy water on a mission to deliver aid to a desperate rebel-held zone in eastern Ukraine. The televised sight of the miles-long convoy sparked a show of indignation from the government in… …read more Source: Japan...
World › Kerry demands whoever shot down MH17 be brought to justice
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry demanded on Tuesday that the people who shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine be brought to justice for their “unconscionable crime”. The plane, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17, killing all 298… …read more Source:...
World › Russia sending aid convoy to Ukraine despite Western warnings of ‘invasion pretext’
President Vladimir Putin said on Monday Russia is sending an aid convoy to eastern Ukraine despite urgent Western warnings against using humanitarian help as a pretext for an invasion. With Ukraine reporting Russia has massed 45,000 troops on its border, NATO said there was a “high probability” that Moscow could… …read...
World › U.S. action movie star Steven Seagal plays gig in Crimea
Hollywood tough guy and musician Steven Seagal played a weekend concert in the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, appearing on a stage adorned with the flag of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. Seagal and his blues band played late Saturday at a bikers’ show held in the city of Sevastopol, home… …read more Source: Japan...
World › West warns Russia against ‘illegal’ invasion of Ukraine
The West warned Russia on Saturday that any attempt to enter Ukraine on “humanitarian” grounds would be considered an “illegal” invasion after Kiev claimed Russian troops had tried to cross the border in the guise of aid workers. Moscow denied the claim, saying “Russian troops made no attempt to...
World › US warns Russia against intervention in Ukraine
The United States warned Russia on Friday that any further intervention in Ukraine, including under the pretense of delivering humanitarian aid, would be viewed as “an invasion of Ukraine.” U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power delivered the warning at a Security Council meeting focusing on the human rights situation in Ukraine’s...
World › Australia holds national day of mourning for MH17 victims
Flags flew at half mast Thursday as Australia held a national day of mourning for those killed in the MH17 crash in Ukraine, a day after experts suspended the search for body parts. Australia lost 38 citizens and residents, including children, when the Malaysia Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Kuala… …read more Source: Japan...
